RA DEFENSE MINISTRY DENIED INFORMATION OF AZERBAIJANI MASS MEDIA ABOUT ALLEGED EXERCISES OF RA AF IN TERRITORIES OF ‘SECURITY BELT’

ArmInfo News Agency, Armenia
Oct 9 2007

ArmInfo. RA Defense Ministry denied information of the Azerbaijani
Mass Media about the alleged exercises of RA AF in the territories
of the "security belt".

As RA DM’s spokesman Seyran Shahsouvaryan told ArmInfo, such
information does not meet the reality. "Armenia’s Armed Forces have
never held exercises in such territories", S. Shahsouvaryan said. He
also denied the information about violation of the armistice regime
on the contact line of the Armenian and Azerbaijani Armed Forces. For
his part, representative of the NKR Defense Army told ArmInfo that
he also denies the information about the exercises. He said that
they are held periodically, however, no exercises, which would be
followed by "explosions", are held at present. As for the situation
on the contact line of the NKR and AR AF, he said that the situation
is calm and the armistice regime is maintained, despite single shots
by Azerbaijani party. "We are wedded to observance of the armistice
regime", the source emphasized.

To note, according to information of the Azerbaijani Mass Media, the
"explosions" from "exercises" are being allegedly heard in Aghdam
direction.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress